Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Imamoglu Release at Huge Rally

Protesters gather during a rally in Maltepe, on March 29.Photographer: Kemal Aslan/AFP/Getty Images

Massive crowds gathered on Saturday for demonstrations organized by Turkey’s main opposition party to protest the imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

“We have left worry, fear and fatigue at home. We are on the streets, we are in the squares,” said Ozgur Ozel, leader of the CHP party, at a “Freedom for Imamoglu Rally” in the Istanbul district of Maltepe.